Two policemen were injured when an angry mob attacked a police party on the outskirts of Peshawar on Saturday.
The police raid at a house in search of kidnapped persons in Shagai village enraged the local villagers to the extent that they started firing at the police party. Women stared throwing stones at police vehicles providing an opportunity to the arrested accused to escape from the police custody.
This forced the police to abandon the raid and flee in panic as they were greatly outnumbered.
“SHO Regi Riaz Khan and Constable Khaista Rehman were injured when hit by stones. They have been rushed to the Khyber-Teaching Hospital (KTH) where their condition is stated to be stable now,” he said.
Police registered an FIR against more than a dozen people under 7 ATA and started investigation in the case.
A large contingent of police has been deployed in the area as villagers were still highly charged who blamed police of raiding houses without court permission and ladies police which were against the local traditions and culture.
Police said that the accused who had been arrested used children and women as shield very cleverly and managed to escape. They said that a search had been initiated for them and they eventually will be arrested.
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